4 Christians beaten, forced to eat pages of the Bible in attack on drug recovery program in Venezuela Written by Libby Giesbrecht Sunday, Mar 07 2021, 10:33 AM The four Venezuelan men are recovering after being attacked by eight hooded men while staying Restoration House. (Open Doors UK)
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A recent attack in Venezuela had four Christians beaten with sticks, cut many times with knives, and forced to eat pages of the Bible.
The four male believers were in a ministry-owned house when eight hooded men broke in, Open Doors UK and CBN News report.
The house in Libertador, a city in Mérida state, was ransacked.
A cross is etched into the skin of a Venezuelan Christian after an attack in Venezuela’s Mérida State that was reported by Open Doors UK in February 2020. | Open Doors UK
At least four Christian men recently suffered serious injuries after they were stabbed, forced to eat pages of the Bible, and had “crosses” etched into their skin by eight hooded men, according to a persecution watchdog organization.
The attack by men suspected to be criminals from a drug gang took place at Restoration House in the city of Libertador on Feb. 16, Open Doors reported Friday. Restoration House is a church-led drug rehabilitation center in Venezuela’s Mérida State.
At least four Christian men recently suffered serious injuries after they were stabbed, forced to eat pages of the Bible, and had “crosses” etched into their skin by eight hooded men, according to a persecution watchdog organization.